Sean Payton

CHANDLER, Ariz. — Brandon Browner has a Legion of Boom tattoo on his arm. He calls it a tribute to his brothers. At the same time, the Patriots cornerback has no problem encouraging his teammates to break Richard Sherman's arm and Earl Thomas' shoulder in the Super Bowl. "Last year, one of my buddies back in California who does most of my tattoos did the [LOB] tattoo," Browner said Wednesday. "Those are my good friends for life. You meet people along the way you hold in high regard. You don't ever want to forget them." Browner obviously holds his former Seattle teammates and LOB brothers in such high regard that he told his new team to target...

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Everything seemed to be flowing that night. The conversation. The chemistry. The red wine.
In the middle of an unforeseen January whirlwind, John Fox found himself at a familiar haunt — Fleming's in Englewood, Colo. — face to...

Fourteen people, including high-ranking officials from FIFA, soccer's international governing body, were indicted Wednesday in what prosecutors say is a $150-million racketeering and fraud scheme. Here's a look some other notable sports scandals:
1919...

There is no escaping the reality, or the need for the next sentence. They just let the air out of Tom Brady's image.
There are many different faces we could put on after the report, released Wednesday, about Brady and the New England Patriots'...

Ryan Pace had pushed his body for 11 hours before it began to rebel. Day after day of sweat-soaked training carried him that far, to Mile 18 of a marathon that followed a 112-mile bike ride that followed a 2.4-mile swim. But with only eight miles of...

TALLAHASSEE — There was not much left for Jameis Winston to prove at FSU’s Pro Day.
The quarterback’s play the past two seasons had already solidified him as an elite pro prospect and Winston took significant steps at the NFL Scouting Combine last...

With only one chance to make a first impression, Bears coach John Fox and general manager Ryan Pace announced to the football world Wednesday in Indianapolis that they had yet to make up their minds about Jay Cutler's future.
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Jay Feely was a Bear for a month and figured it out: Jay Cutler isn’t a leader and can’t grow into it.
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